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Ken Munro is the news editor. Please let him know about village news and events via Contact Us on the main menu or on 07880801674.

Help needed – The PCC are looking for some help to fill rotas for flowers , cleaning and opening for All Saints church. The duties are not too onerous and would only involve an hour or two now and again. If you could help or for more information please contact Jane Blease on 01508558787 or janeblease@hotmail.co.uk

Shotesham Ford – Norfolk Council have given notice that Mill Lane either side of the Ford will continue to be closed until the end of Feb, click here for notice and alternative routes. 

A Shotesham winter sunset…..bootiful!
…and a Christmas sunset!
….and, just as we head into a cold snap, was Tom Higgin’s early daffodil (7th Jan) the first sign of Spring? 

 
The DIARY – Click here
 

A Shotesham Warm Welcome – resumed in October and continues on Thursday afternoons at the Trinity, we look forward to seeing you there.

Shotesham yoga –  yoga continues on a weekly basis from 18.30 – 19.30 on Wednesdays. Enquiries via our very own Shotesham Yoga teacher, Kendra –kendracollier0@gmail.com or 07748009411

And Pilates Class now active at Shotesham Park…NEW CLASS Pilates Sculpt

Walking in Shotesham –  The first Sunday in every month will now become the regular walk day, There is a  WhatsApp group which will be organising other impromptu walks, for info or to join contact Ken via WhatsApp on 07880801674.
A windy walk in Feb below, cya in March!
Can one of you twolegs make your minds up!

Shotesham Screen…. with the standard increasing drastically, we look forward to what March has to offer….‘Are you there God, it’s me Margaret’ is the story of eleven year old Margaret who moves to a new town and starts to contemplate adolescence. Effervescent and refreshingly frank about the travails of puberty, this long-awaited adaptation does full justice to Judy Blume’s seminal novel. Read critic reviews here 
Friday 8th March, 7.30pm, Trinity Hall, Shotesham. Tickets £5, ice creams sold during interval. New Booking Details: Call Lindsay on 07702 832033 / 01508 550285 or email lindsayheywood@comcast.net 

Shotesham Garden Group  – on Tuesday February 27th, 7.30 -9 at Trinity Hall, Sally Bate, Vice Chair of the Norfolk Gardens Trust will be giving us insight into Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. He is referred to as the father of landscape architecture in Britain, whose influence was felt worldwide. Brown is known to have worked on over 240 sites in the UK, and at least three of his beautiful parkland commissions were in Norfolk – one of them is not far from Shotesham! Cost -£4 Everyone welcome.

Your SVA committee was busy last month discussing and starting to plan some possible events for 2024, and below there’s some dates to put in your diary. But before that, many thanks to all who responded to our recent poll regarding a possible fete and the work that’s required to make it happen, more of that later.
Firstly, the SVA AGM will be held on Wed 26th March, 7.30pm at Trinity Hall. As always everyone is welcome, and there’s always room for some new faces & their ideas, both at the meeting and on the ctte. We will have a new Chairperson next year, so some younger and fresher personalities, as well as more experienced heads (trying to stay politically correct!), will be needed as we go forward. If you feel you’d like to help organise our renowned events, or would even like to attend a ctte meeting to see if it would be a fit for you, please respond to Ken at resotan@aol.com, or just come along and on the night and let us know. Drinks & nibbles and informal chat will be available following the meeting.

Of course AGM time is also SVA donation time and, despite huge inflationary pressures, the ctte’s suggested donation amount remains only £3 per person. A remittance sheet can be found here with all the details – SVA M’ship App, 24
Thank you in advance for continuing to support our village.

Moon shine on the Globe, and all the hard work inside! 

Next up after that will be Easter Monday, April 1st (no it’’s not a joke!), activities for the children on and around Church Hill, and on Sunday 28th April, the world famous (well The Globe famous at least) Shotesham Duck Race is back! Finally, we have a  date of Saturday 6th July for our Shotesham Midsummer Gala which, as well as all the normal entertainments,  will be based on the activities of the village, and hopefully it will be followed by some evening entertainment.
More info on all three of these events will follow soon, but in the meantime, the fete at least is dependant on the support of villagers to go ahead, and we’ll be in touch with those of you who mentioned you’d like to help with the planning or at the Fete, but assistance with the other events would also be greatly appreciated. Any enquiries regarding assistance can be sent to Ken on resotan@aol.com.

Craft Fair and donations for EACH made £413, thanks to all who supported.
The Bone Cancer Research Trust
would like all used stamps also Royal Mail printed labels to raise money for research. Donations can be dropped off at Gwen Jackson’s Hillside Farm Shotesham

Christmas Eve Carols round the Tree, whilst this event was again a great success, once again All Saints Church was full & indeed overflowing, and some people didn’t get in. The SVA along with the PCC will review the event to decide on how best to take it forward safely and to the benefit of everyone who wishes to attend. Watch this space (photos to come soon)

Our Old Year’s Day Fun Run went ahead on Sunday 31st Dec, with 23 runners, results as follows:- 
First past the post (for a third time!) was Adam Pearce in 36.35 – well done Adam, but you can only keep the trophy for a year! Following Adam home were the brothers Copping wh were split by Ian Todd in third. 
Fastest Lady was Stephanie Laurence with a great time of 40.40, bettering her own record by 90secs! Well done Steph! 
Unfortunately, due to a lack of attention by the invigilator, and the fact that Ian Todd doesn’t look like he should be in the senior category, the award for fastest senior man was mistakenly presented, when in fact Ian won it in a record time of 37.10, beating the previous record in that category by 9 mins, sorry Ian & excellent run!
Fastest senior lady was Louise Adamson in 55.25
In the junior categories, fastest young lady was 10 year old Emi Muntingh who, on her coach’s instructions, ran a single lap in 12.45, and Zach Lloyd (13) with 48.05, just pipping his mum by 5 seconds! 
No prizes for guessing who won the prize for best outfit!!
Well done everyone, and look forward to some more record times next year! Fotos below 

Shotesham Common – The Trustees of Shotesham Common have been given permission by Natural England and will be continuing to carry out some work on the common over the following months. Just to explain what we are doing and why:
We will be manually cutting back sections of the banks of the beck on an annual basis, where Willow Herb has dominated, to enable birds and mammals to have access to the water.
We will be manually cutting Alder saplings and trees. Over the years these have changed the open landscape and caused drying out of the wetland meadows, which is contrary to the management agreement we have with Natural England.
If you would like any further information, contact either Ed Howard edhoward54@gmail.com or myself floracot@btinternet.com.
Bernie Fenn, for Trustees of Shotesham Common

Wildlife in Shotesham – who knew we had so many different wildlife species on our doorstep?! Village resident, Andy Musgrove is busy collecting and collating them all and, whilst in his own words he hasn’t got them all yet, click here for a few to be getting on with. Careful though, it could make your hair stand on end!!

…And in Joys Loke….

 Courtesy of Tom Higgin

St Martins Church looking good – also see video at St Martin’s Church sub menu via Churches and the PCC heading above – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMfP1tx642g  (copy and paste link) 

Despite all the apparent awareness, people are still looking to take advantage of any weaknesses. As always, please keep an eye out for any unusual activity, DO NOT give out any private or secure info over the telephone, and remember that if you spot anything suspicious the police can be contacted by phoning 101. 

 SCAM AWARE! – A number of new scams have been notified by Norfolk Association of Local Councils, some of which I certainly haven’t heard of before and are well worth checking out – click on this link for details – https://mailchi.mp/52e6f8561225/scams-dont-get-fooled-again?e=7f9e357c98

Community information….

Hints and Tips for correct recycling – click here What goes in your recycling bin. 2023

Info and consultation on Greater Norwich Local Plan….

National Grid. – the second non-statutory consultation on Norwich to Tilbury (formerly known as East Anglia GREEN) has been completed, South Norfolk Council’s response attached here for your information.
Our response will also be placed on 2022/1116 a planning application which has specifically been set up to enable documents and responses to be placed in the public domain.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Kind regards
Claire Curtis
Area Team Manager
t  01508 533788 e  claire.curtis@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk  

All further info is available on AW website at https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/network-and-infrastructure/infrastructure-projects/norwich-to-tilbury/public-consultation

Hornsea3update from Hornsea Community

Review of Residential Care across Norfolk, read more here

Anglian Water’s Priority Services Register is in place to help lots of people with different needs and is completely free, click here for more info

Local Council ‘stuff’

An important message from Local Councillor Allison

Dear All,
Please see attached a flyer (at the link below) promoting our current engagement with users of Adult Social Care. We want to know what works, what needs to change and anything else people wish to share with us. This will help ensure that the services we develop in the future meet the needs of those we seek to support. 
If you are able to share this with your network it would be most appreciated.
Kind regards
Alison 
 
County Councillor for Stratton Division
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
 
..and one from Care Choices on behalf of Norfolk Council, click here
 

Norfolk Citizens Advice have launched a new initiative to assist individuals in need – Grants for Individuals in need database. The database is funded as part of the Coordinated Community Support Programme and is open access on the Norfolk Citizens Advice website. The database contains largely small local grant giving organisations that operate in Norfolk.
The webpage contains:

  • Brief information on how to use the database
  • A short video demonstration
  • A tips document on maximising successful applications with hints and tips from grant organisation trustees
  • A feedback link to report out of date information, suggest organisations to include,  or just give feedback on your experience of using the database

 

Norfolk Local Councils’ Wellbeing Group have produced an excellent article on Carbon Footprints and some actions which can be taken, click here, and they have also provided a pamphlet of Finance Awareness and Scam avoidance – see it here

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital’s ‘Settle in Services’ are looking for dedicated volunteers who wish to give something back to their local community. Volunteers meet patients on their day of discharge from hospital to help settle them back in to their own environment. Click here for more information 

For assistance with power cuts, please click this link from UK Power Networks

Thinking Fuel – If you feel you may be paying too much for your oil, Community Action Norfolk (CAN) have a scheme that may assist. Click here to see how you might save and here to see how it works, or go directly to the CAN website for more details.

Our new local police officer is  PC 665, Andy Sneddon who now holds the position of Poringland Beat Manager, contact details for all our local officers – click here.

Norfolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s – October news update – click here

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